Regulation

The FSA is consulting with the industry on whether to include the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Pensions Management Institute as accredited bodies.

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed new guidance outlining how product providers can facilitate the payment of adviser and consultancy charges to intermediaries.

A significant proportion of advisers do not know if their business is ready to meet the FSA's new transparency requirements as set out in the retail distribution review (RDR), according to research.

Nucleus technical communications manager Terry Huddart explains how the platform industry is preparing for the new regulatory landscape

Vince Harvey, head of training & development for Brooks Macdonald Group, discusses why some clients may prefer restricted over independent advice.

Julie Hepworth, group regulatory manager at Perspective Financial Group, explains how to make sure your gap-fill evidence is up to scratch.

Structured products are again in the regulatory firing line but this time it is providers - rather than IFAs - which are in the FSA's sights.

Simplybiz has launched a business transition proposition for IFAs looking to retire or offload a segment of their client bank.

Advisers' ability to reach out to consumers will determine their fate post RDR, according to Institute of Financial Planning (IFP) chief executive Nick Cann.

The Financial Ombudsman has defended its hiring and training process after a 25-year-old law graduate with no financial services experience was found to have become an adjudicator after just a month's training.